Great video. I am looking forward to the gunsmithing package for my Prodigy once I make it to the top of the wait list. I sent mine back to Springfield because of feeding issues and not going into battery.
I have a newer (less than a year) 5 inch and I had problems with mine the minute I got home from the store. The left side of the thumb safety fell off when I took it out of the box. Needless to say my confidence in the thing moving forward wasn't looking good. Sure enough, at the first range outing the gun was struggling to go into battery and I was getting failures to feed. i quit after about 100 rounds. It was always my plan to upgrade the thing so I installed an EGW ignition kit and polished everthing up. I bought lighter and heavier recoil springs but ended up sticking with the original. The next range session I didnt have any failures to go into battery or FTFs, and the thing was smooth as glass. What i did have though was light primer strikes every mag or two. To address that I installed an extended firing pin and a stronger firing pin spring and that cured the problem. Changing both may have been overkill but it was inexpensive and got the job done. I made other modifications for fun and now its an incredible shooter. But seriously though, its ridiculous that these problems are still happening at this stage of the game and that you have to tinker with the thing to get it to run reliably. With all the competition in this market now I would go less expensive if I wanted a project or spend more if i wanted something reliable out of the box.
I love the video. 14# recoil spring is way too high for typical range ammo. The disconnector ramp helped I’m sure. I run 9# recoil springs with 19# mainsprings in my tuned-up 5” prodigies, shooting 130 power factor ammo, and have zero issues with feeding or ejecting. I’ve always felt 11# factory springs were over sprung. Thanks again for the video!
This particular Prodigy is a 4.25”. The 4.25” requires a bit more spring than the 5”. The 14# recoil spring ran flawlessly with standard factory CCI 115 grain blazer brass. With that being said I would not be opposed to trying a 12.5 lbs spring after 1,000 rounds or so with the 14 lbs spring after things wear in a bit more.
@@mastergunworks pretty much what I did to my 4.25 too! although your ramp def looks much better than mine janky one hahaha I currently run an 8# spring on mine and no issues.
@leftyo9589 This pistol would not function with an 11 lbs. spring. This is a 4.25" gun, so the normal range of springs is for this gun is 11 to 14 lbs. The recoil spring weight depends on a number of factors. Such as: side to frame fit, barrel fit, added weight to the slide (like an optic), magazine spring tension, mainspring weight, firing pin stop shape, hammer, etc. Any two " bone stock" pistols are not necessarily the same. With that being said I would not be opposed to trying a 12.5 lbs spring after 1,000 rounds or so with the 14 lbs spring after things wear in a bit more.
Undersprung?!! I believe you are the only person with a Prodigy saying that. With a factory 12lb spring the casing barley extract. I run a 8lb guide rod spring which actually speeds the gun up. And gets you back on target faster. Now carrying with plus P loads is another story.
@@somethingtactical yes undersprung. I might be the only one saying it but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Lol. I work on Springfield Prodigys every day. 8 to 10 pound spring is fine for most 5” versions. The 4.25” versions require a 12 to 14 pound spring. Different mainspring can also changes the recoil spring requirements.
I was worried also. I picked up a 4.25 comp last week. When I got home I racked the slide at least 1,000 times and cleaned multiple times before I took it to the range. Fired a little over 250 rounds varying from 115 to 147 grain with not a single malfunction. I’m still getting cerakote in the oil as I’m using it, so I got some flitz polish and some polishing bits to clean up the slide and frame a bit more. But that’s just my ocd, It ran like a dream the entire time
I cycled 1000 times with cleanings at 200,400,600, and 1000. When I shot the gun, the 1st 20 rounds no issue. The remaining 80 rounds I had failure to feed at least 30 times. I did clean and lube the gun during that 80 rounds.
There are a couple of things to do to fix this issue. The prodigy comes with an 8-pound spring. I changed mine to an 11. Second. The reason these guns are so laggy, is that the cerakote finish is so thick that as the gun shoots, the cerakote rubs off and slows down the gun. Use a dremmel and clean off that cerakote from the slide and frame rails. oil that thing up and rack it until the excess cerakote is gone. Mine runs without any issues.
True gunsmithing, I love my gun and want to get another Prodigy to send in. Love your work.
Another good video in your collection. Rich from BRF. My trigger works great. Thanks again
Great video. I am looking forward to the gunsmithing package for my Prodigy once I make it to the top of the wait list. I sent mine back to Springfield because of feeding issues and not going into battery.
Nice work .
I have a newer (less than a year) 5 inch and I had problems with mine the minute I got home from the store. The left side of the thumb safety fell off when I took it out of the box. Needless to say my confidence in the thing moving forward wasn't looking good. Sure enough, at the first range outing the gun was struggling to go into battery and I was getting failures to feed. i quit after about 100 rounds. It was always my plan to upgrade the thing so I installed an EGW ignition kit and polished everthing up. I bought lighter and heavier recoil springs but ended up sticking with the original. The next range session I didnt have any failures to go into battery or FTFs, and the thing was smooth as glass. What i did have though was light primer strikes every mag or two. To address that I installed an extended firing pin and a stronger firing pin spring and that cured the problem. Changing both may have been overkill but it was inexpensive and got the job done. I made other modifications for fun and now its an incredible shooter. But seriously though, its ridiculous that these problems are still happening at this stage of the game and that you have to tinker with the thing to get it to run reliably. With all the competition in this market now I would go less expensive if I wanted a project or spend more if i wanted something reliable out of the box.
I love the video. 14# recoil spring is way too high for typical range ammo. The disconnector ramp helped I’m sure. I run 9# recoil springs with 19# mainsprings in my tuned-up 5” prodigies, shooting 130 power factor ammo, and have zero issues with feeding or ejecting. I’ve always felt 11# factory springs were over sprung.
Thanks again for the video!
This particular Prodigy is a 4.25”. The 4.25” requires a bit more spring than the 5”. The 14# recoil spring ran flawlessly with standard factory CCI 115 grain blazer brass. With that being said I would not be opposed to trying a 12.5 lbs spring after 1,000 rounds or so with the 14 lbs spring after things wear in a bit more.
@@mastergunworks pretty much what I did to my 4.25 too! although your ramp def looks much better than mine janky one hahaha I currently run an 8# spring on mine and no issues.
@@mastergunworks on a bone stock set up, an 11# spring works with just about anything you feed it.
@leftyo9589 This pistol would not function with an 11 lbs. spring. This is a 4.25" gun, so the normal range of springs is for this gun is 11 to 14 lbs. The recoil spring weight depends on a number of factors. Such as: side to frame fit, barrel fit, added weight to the slide (like an optic), magazine spring tension, mainspring weight, firing pin stop shape, hammer, etc. Any two " bone stock" pistols are not necessarily the same. With that being said I would not be opposed to trying a 12.5 lbs spring after 1,000 rounds or so with the 14 lbs spring after things wear in a bit more.
Undersprung?!! I believe you are the only person with a Prodigy saying that. With a factory 12lb spring the casing barley extract. I run a 8lb guide rod spring which actually speeds the gun up. And gets you back on target faster. Now carrying with plus P loads is another story.
@@somethingtactical yes undersprung. I might be the only one saying it but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Lol. I work on Springfield Prodigys every day. 8 to 10 pound spring is fine for most 5” versions. The 4.25” versions require a 12 to 14 pound spring. Different mainspring can also changes the recoil spring requirements.
A friend of mine put a very heavy spring in his and now it runs fine. He does shoot +p ammo in it. He also polished the rails.
These videos worry me about buying one of these. Been wanting one for a while
@@omegaracerx the newer ones are much better now. The earlier ones had more issues.
@@mastergunworks thank u.and great informative video btw
I was worried also. I picked up a 4.25 comp last week. When I got home I racked the slide at least 1,000 times and cleaned multiple times before I took it to the range. Fired a little over 250 rounds varying from 115 to 147 grain with not a single malfunction. I’m still getting cerakote in the oil as I’m using it, so I got some flitz polish and some polishing bits to clean up the slide and frame a bit more. But that’s just my ocd, It ran like a dream the entire time
I cycled 1000 times with cleanings at 200,400,600, and 1000. When I shot the gun, the 1st 20 rounds no issue. The remaining 80 rounds I had failure to feed at least 30 times. I did clean and lube the gun during that 80 rounds.
always check plate screw on right side of plate for the holosun may be to long
@@ChipDumesnil for sure
There are a couple of things to do to fix this issue. The prodigy comes with an 8-pound spring. I changed mine to an 11. Second. The reason these guns are so laggy, is that the cerakote finish is so thick that as the gun shoots, the cerakote rubs off and slows down the gun. Use a dremmel and clean off that cerakote from the slide and frame rails. oil that thing up and rack it until the excess cerakote is gone. Mine runs without any issues.
That is sometimes the case when these are new. This particular prodigy is a bit past the cerakote stage.